Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-06-11
DAILY HERALD.
GRADUATION GOWNS.
How to Dress on COM
mencement Day.
vayyNG LADIES. AT1EN ION.
There is no Excuse Ior o"i
Graduate Looking Other
Than Lovely.
DAILY HERALD,
YOUNG LADIES, ATrEN ION

The Deliaeator. fashion magazine
publ;shed in New York, in its issue oil
Nav. gives descriptions of several love-
iv costumes suitable for young LADY
graduates. As it is couple OF weeks
until the commencement exercises OF tine
different schools take place in Los An
gelos THE HERALD repreduces the fol-
Low ing article from the Detiaeator'
"The young graduate is certainly not so
bright as one would suppose unless she
takes an active interest in her gowns,
and especially in the gown sheis to wear
on commencement day. OF course, she
will choose white, and most likely the
fabric will be wool goods, for the fact
that fine lauudress is almost as rare as |
the philosophers stone makes the white |
cotton gown a source of anxiety. To be |
sure. a careful person may wear one an |
eatire season without washing, keeping |
it fresh by series Of DRESSINGS; bat this |
is an exceptional case. White cotton |
gowns are dainty and oollooking, but
one should be well assured that they can
be kept so before spending time and
money in arranging one for that mo-
mentous time-graduating day. Fine
plain and figured muslins and mulls are
in vogue for white costumes, plain mus
lin with embroidery garniture being
greatly liked.
A pretty effect is produced by alter
mating blocks of thick and thin muslin,
hut while this pattern is liked for an
ordinary costume it is not just what is
wanted at this time. A toilet of fine
muslin, to be worn by brown-haired
maiden learned in Greek, as well as
dressmaking, indicates by the manner
in which it is made that it will never
visit the laundry. The short skirt has
very bou6ant drapery in the back, fall.
ing in folds from under the puts in
Ioug, straight lines. At one side is a
panel-like drapery that falls in straight
plaits down its front portion Dnd is
raised prettily at its back edge Two
draperies of embroidered houncing are
arranged one above the other on the
other side and across the front, and
these fall in folds that are graceful and
easy in their lines. At the side each
founce is appraised a little and caught by
long loops and ends of Leliotrope ribbon.
The bodice has yoke and sleeve pufs
of the muslin laid in plaits. and over it
is worn closely fitting peasant waist
of heliotrope satin. The puffs reach be.
low the elbows, and below them the
sleeves are faced with satin overlaid
with embroidery. The peasant waist
arches over the hips and shapes de-
cided point at the back, and also at the
front, where it is closed by silk laciDgs.
The neck is finished with high frill OF
embroidery held by an enamelled violet
pin. In making such toilet the color
of the satin will, of course, be chosen
because of some special becomiDgness;
blue, rose and Nile green are pretty,
though heliotrope is frequently given
preference because OF its vogue.
There is wide choice in white wool
goods, but chief among them are nuns.
yeilings, the mixture of silk and wool
called Clarette cloth, crepe cloths, and
many fancy effects produced by boarettes.
frise or the mingling of plain or figured
atuffs. A thin white wool fabric shows
a stripe of crepe and one crinkled or
pulled; another has tiny check defined
by hair.lines of silk, while in another q
plaid is outlined by silk and in each cor
ner is o silk tassel. Small frise knots
are thickly spread over another speci-
men, while very close weaving shows
all over the surface glints of silk that
look like silver. White monte and
white serge make handsome dresses, but
neither can be cited as new.
A pretty costume has q skirt of wool
goods showing alternating stripes OF
crepe cloth and fine .frise. On the lower
part of the front and sides is a drapery
that is quite plain, but over it ia laid a
network of round white cord SO secure.
ly caught that it seems part of the fab
rio. A short plain drapery extends
from one side we'll across the front,
where it is drawn up, and regular hip
pas,ier is on the other side. The basque
is of the white crepe cloth in the ad-
mired position shape; above the coat
sleeves, though falling far down on
them, are epaulettes of white cord hav-
ing swinging pendants in the form oil
almond shaped drops. In the front a
vest of cord and pendants comprises the
decoration, and above high collar oil
the same is fold of silk crepe. A
string of silver beads is about the neck.
A white gauze fan thickly studded with
silver spangles is carried, and the gloves
are of pale gray undressed kid. The
back hair is braided at the center Of the
back of the head and twisted out to
form knot such as is often seen on
heads called classical. The front hair is
arranged in soft, fluffy bang and il
raised well off the forehead.
costume that is much admired be
cause of its air of simplicity is made o.
white serge aud MORE. These
patterns are illustrated in the
Anril Del;neotor. The skirt has q
simple finish of three deep tucks above
a hem. The drapery is in front much
wripkled, deep tabiier that is drawn up
very high on one side and not quite so
high on the other. and in the back it is
long. full and much looped. On the
side where the tabtier is deeply reversed
is an elaborate ornament of MORE ribbon
loops and ends and pearl pendants. The
bodice of white MORE is arched over the
hips and pointed. The neck is cut out
IN shape DOtH DdCh duu irOtts anu tuo
edges are outlined with double fold of
the material. while just in front is a
pointed gilet OF pearl beads which con-
ceals the closing. The sleeves reach to
the elbows, and each has long epau.
lette Of MORE ribbon and pearl beads at
the tops and frill of lace and ribbon
bow at the edge. The gloves are of
a light tan shade and reach far up
under the sleeves. The simplicity OF
this gown may be questioned, but the
elaborate air is gained by the decora-
tions rather than by the method OF
making. And, bye the-bye, a broad
sash OF MORE ribbon is worn, the loops
and ends coming out from under the
bodice and resting on the bou6ant serge
drspery, emphasizing the difference be-
tween the wool and the silk.
For the mademoiselle who wishes to
make her bow in gown that is very
pretty, not very expensive and will be of
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